Coaching continuity is the biggest issue! | Page 4

glorydayz · 2016-03-16T15:16:35-07:00

I keep hearing how people here say that building through the draft is the way to go, or that getting top notched free agents will bring us back quicker. The argument then becomes the good teams build through the draft. Well here is the foundation of the "good teams" success. It's called coaching continuity. The Patriots, Packers, & Steelers have all kept their head coaches in place long term. Since 1969 the Pittsburgh Steelers have had 3 head coaches! It just so happens that they are the most successful tean in NFL history when it comes to winning super bowls. Each of there last three coaches (Chuck Noll, Bill Cowher, and Mike Tomlin) have won at least one super bowl. Current head coach is entering his 10th season. Since 1993 the New England Patriots have had 3 head coaches. During this two of those coaches took them to the super bowl although Belichick was the only one to win it (4 times). Current head coach is entering his 17th season. Since 1992 The Green Bay Packers have had 4 head coaches. They have won 2 super bowls in the process. Current head coach(our former O-Coordinator) is entering his 11th season. It doesn't matter if we build through the draft or free agency. We have leadership issues and it starts at the top! Our major issue is playing musical chairs with the head coaching position. We have had 8 different head coaches since 1997, and three different coaches in the last three years. So, what would be the best way to build a foundation for our head coaching situation? Be like the Rooney's and leave the head coach in place and let him grow and learn no matter what his record is? Be more like the Packers and hire the best guy for the job and retain him? Or be like the Patriots and allow the coach to have all of the power so that the leadership begins and ends with the head coach? We have had so many different assistants and coordinators as well. Poor Alex Smith had to learn a new offense almost every year he played here, and now it all starts again. Throw out your Harbaugh playbooks and study this Tomsula playbook. Now you can toss all of that Tomsula and whatever was leftover from Harbaugh because we are going Chip Kelly's spread "this year". Maybe this is why players chose to retire, leave via free agency, or not come here via free agency? Your thoughts?

Coaching continuity is the biggest issue!

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Mar 23, 2016 at 7:39 AM

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InsertNameHere1
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Football is one of the few sports where the HC is just as important, and sometimes more, than the players.

Our teams in 2010 & 2011 were virtually the same, but if you didn't know that, you would think that the team was completely different.

Mar 23, 2016 at 7:53 AM

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Originally posted by pasodoc9er:
You guys are all correct...but i think you need to amend the thread title a tad. ..ie, coaching continuity once you have a good coach. I don't think anyone was thinking about tomsula when continuity of coaching came up....

I really do feel bad for him. He always meant well and had the best interest for our team. Even though he got paid, I know he didn't want to go out like that. It just shows how our FO is. They will set somebody just to get the attention away from them.

Mar 23, 2016 at 8:51 AM

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DonaldTrump
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Excellent post. nice to see other fellow niner fans that actually know their ****

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